80-1111. Same; determination by board of county commissioners; resolution of intent; public hearings; petition opposing disorganization; resolution disorganizing township. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any such county shall determine that it is in the best interests of the inhabitants of any township or townships located within such county to disorganize the same, such board shall adopt a resolution stating its intentions to disorganize such township or townships and the attachment of the territory of the same to another township or townships within the county. Such resolution shall fix a time, which shall be not more than 40 days after the date of the last publication of such resolution, and a place, within such township or townships or at such other place within such county as shall be designated by the board of county commissioners, for the holding of a hearing or hearings upon the question of disorganizing such township or townships. Such resolution shall also contain a statement that unless a petition, signed by a majority of the electors of any township proposed to be disorganized opposing the disorganization of such township, is filed in the office of the county clerk within 30 days after the date of the last publication of such resolution, such township or townships will be disorganized. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the township or townships proposed to be disorganized and a copy thereof sent to the clerk of the township board of such township or townships.
If a petition in opposition is not filed in compliance with the provisions of this section, then the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution disorganizing such township, attaching the same or portions thereof as herein provided and make such order or orders as are authorized by this act.
History: L. 1969, ch. 471, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 163, § 33; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers
Article 11 - Disorganization, Reorganization And Consolidation
80-1101a Same; when disorganization effective.
80-1102a Same; application of other laws; bonded debt; road and maintenance agreement.
80-1103 Same; tax levy to pay township indebtedness, limitation; warrants.
80-1104 Same; records and funds.
80-1105 Disorganization and reorganization in certain counties under 3,000.
80-1109 Consolidation of two or more townships; procedure; resolution, agreement, election.
80-1110 Disorganization of certain townships in counties having county unit road system.
80-1112 Same; effective date of disorganization and attachment of territory.
80-1113 Same; disposition of books, records and assets; payment of outstanding indebtedness.
80-1114 Same; outstanding indebtedness; levy of taxes for payment; bonded indebtedness.
80-1115 Same; adoption of budget and levy of taxes prior to effective date for tax purposes.